Prospectus Hit List for July 2

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Hit List for July 7Hit List updates are published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, starting April 2, 2014. Data presented here is based on games through the day prior to publication.Teams are ordered based on Adjusted Hit List Factor, a computer generated number, and the author isn't responsible for the order of the teams.

51

32

55.3

53.3

53.0

.640

.658

63.6%

34.4%

98.0%

-0.4%

1.3%

Sadly for A's fans, you can't complain about a pitcher unless your team spent at least three dollars to acquire him.

2

47

35

46.9

50.8

50.5

.595

.614

30.9%

62.5%

93.5%

2.2%

5.0%

Mike Trout has the longest homer so far this season, which isn't a euphemism.

3

46

38

49.8

47.1

46.1

.563

.582

5.5%

47.7%

53.2%

4.9%

7.8%

Playing the Astros is like writing your name on the S.A.T.

4

45

38

47.3

46.8

46.6

.559

.539

64.4%

13.2%

77.6%

4.3%

-1.7%

Stephen Strasburg's double leading to a four run rally and a 7-0 lead was just another example of Strasburg not hitting to the score.

5

48

38

48.5

48.6

47.1

.559

.539

60.9%

30.3%

91.2%

-1.6%

5.1%

"Three outs to an inning, right? It used to be that way." --Vin Scully during a four minute multiple replay stoppage of last night's game to confirm a triple play.

6

47

36

45.8

46.7

45.9

.554

.534

39.0%

41.4%

80.4%

4.6%

-9.3%

This is why the Giants re-signed Tim Lincecum. Because, for three weeks a summer, they could say, "We're so glad we re-signed Tim Lincecum!"

7

51

34

46.5

45.5

44.7

.552

.532

56.4%

24.0%

80.4%

-2.6%

1.7%

Historically when a starting pitcher gives up the same number of homers as batters he struck out it means he lost. Also it means he probably died decades ago. Congrats on beating half the odds, Marco Estrada!

8

46

34

42.4

44.6

43.3

.551

.571

84.6%

5.4%

90.0%

2.9%

8.1%

Rick Porcello has thrown two shutouts in a row and somewhere Prince Fielder just pulled something smiling knowingly.

9

44

40

43.6

47.0

47.0

.540

.520

24.6%

25.9%

50.5%

-5.6%

-13.5%

The defending NL champs put two non-pitchers with batting averages under .200 in their starting lineup. Care to guess how many hits they got? Yes, exactly.

10

46

39

46.0

44.7

44.4

.532

.552

47.8%

7.4%

55.2%

2.4%

-9.4%

The Blue Jays' red Canada Day uniforms are dying for a Rob Ford joke but then everything is dying for a Rob Ford joke so I'll just say happy Canada day and leave it at that.

11

43

40

43.3

42.8

43.2

.519

.499

12.6%

22.7%

35.4%

-3.4%

12.7%

There was probably a reason to double-switch Joey Votto out of the game and put Jose Contreras in his spot while down six in the ninth, but NL ball be damned I can't imagine what it was.

12

44

39

43.1

42.6

42.1

.518

.538

23.9%

8.0%

31.9%

4.6%

4.5%

Nelson Cruz is now three homers away from his single season career high making it all the more likely that some team will commit a huge mistake this coming offseason.

13

46

38

42.4

41.8

42.6

.514

.494

33.7%

23.2%

56.9%

2.1%

20.1%

Four of five Braves pitchers in last night's game threw under two innings and all received a hold, a save, or a win. The only pitcher who got no credit was the starter who pitched four innings. Pitching stats are like Cricket. They theoretically involve a ball and a pitcher, and are utterly incomprehensible.

14

43

40

40.6

41.8

42.8

.507

.487

6.3%

16.0%

22.3%

2.5%

-0.2%

The Pirates have hit the most batters and been hit by the most pitches so a modest suggestion: eliminate the middlemen and throw at yourselves.

15

43

40

42.5

38.6

39.7

.494

.514

7.9%

11.2%

19.1%

-8.1%

-5.2%

The Royals have hit 47 homers, 63 behind league-leading Toronto, but KC's 12 triples are only two behind Toronto's 14 so maybe next time just stop at third.

16

37

49

39.0

45.0

44.9

.482

.502

3.0%

0.9%

3.9%

1.0%

3.0%

David Price has 12 quality starts for a quality start percentage of 70.5 percent which is good, but not Vance Worley good.

17

40

43

39.9

39.2

39.4

.477

.497

4.9%

9.1%

14.1%

2.4%

0.5%

Consistent with being last in the AL in attendance, nobody in Cleveland came out to watch the Indians play last night. Not one person. Sure the game was in LA, but show some support, people!

18

40

43

41.1

38.8

38.5

.477

.457

0.8%

1.0%

1.8%

0.2%

-2.4%

Recently revealed email exchanges suggested the Astros asked the Marlins for their firework-shooting fish-spinning home run statue for Bud Norris. "But, how will Bud Norris spin fish?" asked the Marlins.

19

36

46

39.7

40.3

40.0

.476

.456

0.1%

0.6%

0.6%

0.1%

-0.6%

Who can hit the best reliever in baseball over the last year and a half? Nobody. And nobody is the Cubs.

20

37

47

41.5

40.5

40.6

.475

.455

0.8%

0.7%

1.5%

-0.4%

-5.1%

Sure, they might get a win in the standings, but the Mets should know that when Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches nobody ever wins.

21

41

41

37.3

37.2

38.4

.469

.489

19.7%

6.3%

25.9%

-7.8%

-8.9%

MLB's headline was "Price proves too much for Yanks" which was the first time in human history those words were written in that order.